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Was skeptical of variant covers until I saw the 2023 ratio numbers
For years I thought variant covers were just a cash grab for collectors with deep pockets. Then I looked at the actual print run data for a few 2023 books like Amazing Spider-Man #25, where the ratio variants were like 1 per 50 copies. Seeing how scarce those really are and how much the fan community tracks them made me get why people chase them. Has anyone else flipped their opinion on a specific collecting gimmick after digging into the numbers?
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anthony_sullivan71mo ago
Back in 2016 I bought a copy of Batman #1 variant from a dollar bin at a local con, just because the art looked cool. Years later I found out that same cover was a 1 in 100 retailer incentive and had sold for way more than a buck on eBay. That was the moment I stopped laughing at ratio variants. Numbers don't lie, and the print runs on some of these are way smaller than people realize.
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